Setbacks don't only happen when you can't see the big picture. Job is a famous example of hardship accompanied by confusion about what God is doing, but we focus a bit on another kind of setback. The stories of Abram and Joseph begin with unusually clear divine promises, and still go sideways for years. God's promises can perhaps be as hard to live with as the setbacks themselves. We explore a third option beyond optimism and pessimism: not expecting good or bracing for bad, but actively creating good — which is what Joseph did, and the same key that unlocks meaning in hard times turns out to unlock it in good times too.